Syria – Page 2

May 10May 10
North Korea’s new missile has Russian fingerprints ‘all over’ it
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The three new missiles North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has tested over the past week are eerily familiar to military experts: They look just like a controversial and widely copied missile the Russian military has deployed to Syria and has been actively trying to sell abroad for years. Ending a pause in ballistic missile […]
March 05March 05
Trump says he agrees 100 percent with keeping U.S. troops in Syria
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Two months after declaring all U.S. troops are leaving Syria, President Donald Trump wrote to members of Congress that he now agrees “100%” with keeping a military presence in Syria. A bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives wrote to Trump on Feb. 22, applauding his decision to keep a small residual force in Syria. “We […]
February 05February 05
Top General: ‘I was not consulted’ before Trump’s Syria announcement
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During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Army General Joseph Votel of U.S. Central Command says he was aware of President Trump’s desire to depart Syria, but was not consulted before the decision was announced.
January 18January 18
Florida soldier killed in Syria had served in 6 overseas combat tours
- Entertainment
A Florida soldier who was a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces and served in six overseas combat tours was killed in a terror attack in Syria on Wednesday. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan Farmer, 37, of Boynton Beach, Florida died of wounds sustained during an attack in Manbij, Syria, on Jan. 16, 2019, according to the […]
December 19December 19
U.S. troops to leave Syria as President Trump declares victory over ISIS
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The U.S. is preparing to withdraw a significant number of troops from Syria, according to two senior defense officials and one person familiar with the plan. The two senior defense officials said the White House would announce the move as early as Wednesday. President Donald Trump, who has threatened in the past to pull out of […]
April 15April 15
Survivors of a Chemical Attack in Syria Tell Their Stories for the First Time
- Entertainment
- National
The air in the camp is thick, fraught with the muted mourning of people who have been through more than they can comprehend, people whose losses penetrate their souls and whose fears are so great that they can barely express them. These feelings are perhaps best described through the words of the children. After months […]

Andrew F. Johnston
April 14April 15
President Trump Declares, “Mission Accomplished” in Latest Syrian Airstrikes
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- National
President Donald Trump declared “mission accomplished” in Friday night’s strike on three Syria targets and argued that it “could not have had a better result.” “A perfectly executed strike last night,” Trump tweeted Saturday. “Thank you to France and the United Kingdom for their wisdom and the power of their fine Military. Could not have […]

Andrew F. Johnston
April 13April 15
Happening Now: What We Know About The Syria Strikes
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- National
The US, UK and France launched strikes against targets at three sites in Syria in the early hours of Saturday morning, following a week of threats of retaliation for an alleged chemical weapons attack on civilians in the Damascus enclave of Douma. “I ordered the United States armed forces to launch precision strikes on targets […]

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